"of Ellen Ripley reduced to a cameo appearance before returning in the fourth installment, ""an epic battle with alien warriors mass-produced by the expatriated Earthlings."" Weaver liked the Cold War metaphor, and agreed to a smaller role, particularly due to a dissatisfaction with Fox, who removed scenes from ""Aliens"" crucial to Ripley's backstory. Although 20th Century Fox were skeptical about the idea, they agreed to finance the development of the story, but asked that Hill and Giler attempt to get Ridley Scott, director of ""Alien"", to make ""Alien 3"". They also asked that the two films be shot back to"
"well as a board game in which players raced to be first to reach the shuttle pod while Aliens roamed the ""Nostromo"" corridors and air shafts. Official Halloween costumes of the Alien were released in October 1979. The success of ""Alien"" led 20th Century Fox to finance three direct sequels over the next eighteen years, each by different writers and directors. Sigourney Weaver remained the only recurring actor through all four films: the story of her character Ripley's encounters with the Aliens became the thematic and narrative core of the series. James Cameron's ""Aliens"" (1986) focused more on action and"
"the latter performance winning her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was originally cast as ""Alien""s heroine Ellen Ripley, but director Ridley Scott switched her role with Sigourney Weaver's just prior to shooting the film. Other film roles include: ""Spencer's Mountain"" with Henry Fonda and Kym Karath (1963), ""Inserts"" (1974), ""Goin' South"" (1978), ""The Right Stuff"" (1983), ""Flight of the Navigator"" (1986), ""The Witches of Eastwick"" (1987), ""Money Talks"" (1997), ""Scary Movie 2"" (2001), ""Kinsey"" (2004) and ""Straight-Jacket"" (2004). A frequent performer in television, she has played guest roles in such series as ""The Mod Squad"", ""Miami Vice"","
"at #15. ""Aliens"" was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best Art Direction. It won two awards for Sound Effects Editing and Visual Effects. Sigourney Weaver received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and although she did not win, it was considered a landmark nomination for an actress to be considered for a science fiction/horror film, a genre which previously was given little recognition. ""Aliens"" received four BAFTA award nominations and won in the category of Visual Effects. It won eight Saturn Awards in the film categories of actress"
"first ""AvP"" appear in the film at some point. IGN listed ""Alien"" as the thirteenth best film franchise of all time. ""Alien"" was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning for Best Visual Effects. ""Aliens"" received seven nominations, including a Best Actress nomination for Sigourney Weaver, and won for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Effects. ""Alien³"" was nominated for Best Visual Effects. ""Alien"" was also inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for historical preservation as a film which is ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."" The American Film Institute ranked ""Alien"" as the sixth most thrilling"
"released on July 18, 1986 and grossed worldwide. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including a Best Actress nomination for Sigourney Weaver, winning both Sound Effects Editing and Visual Effects. It won eight Saturn Awards (Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actress for Weaver, Best Supporting Actor for Paxton, Best Supporting Actress for Goldstein, and Best Direction and Best Writing for Cameron), and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. ""Empire"" magazine voted it the 'Greatest Film Sequel Of All Time'. ""Aliens"" was the seventh-highest-grossing film of 1986 in North America. A sequel, ""Alien 3"", was released in 1992, with"
"(Sigourney Weaver), supporting actor (Bill Paxton), supporting actress (Jenette Goldstein), performance by a younger actor (Carrie Henn), direction (James Cameron), writing (James Cameron), special effects (Stan Winston and the L.A. Effects Group), and science fiction film. ""Time"" magazine named ""Aliens"" in its Best of '86 list calling it a ""technically awesome blend of the horror, sci-fi and service-comedy genres."" In 2007, ""Entertainment Weekly"" named ""Aliens"" as the second-best action movie of all time behind ""Die Hard"". In a Rotten Tomatoes analysis of the top 100 science fiction films, ""Aliens"" ranks tenth among the best-reviewed films of the genre. In 2004,"
"but to create a worthy combat sequel focusing ""more on terror, less on horror"". Sigourney Weaver, who played Ripley in ""Alien"", had doubts about the project, but after meeting Cameron she expressed interest in revisiting her character. 20th Century Fox, however, refused to sign a contract with Weaver over a payment dispute and asked Cameron to write a story excluding Ripley. He refused on the grounds that Fox had indicated that Weaver had signed on when he began writing the script. With Cameron's persistence, Fox signed the contract, and Weaver obtained a salary of , a sum 30 times what"
"eventually added to help the actors breathe. Four identical cats were used to portray Jones, the crew's pet. During filming, Sigourney Weaver discovered that she was allergic to the combination of cat hair and the glycerin placed on the actors' skin to make them appear sweaty. By removing the glycerin she was able to continue working with the cats. ""Alien"" originally was to conclude with the destruction of the ""Nostromo"" while Ripley escapes in the shuttle ""Narcissus"". However, Ridley Scott conceived of a ""fourth act"" to the film in which the Alien appears on the shuttle and Ripley is forced"
"ranked sixth. In 2011, UGO Networks ranked her the 75th Hottest Sci-Fi Girl of All Time. and website ""Total Sci-Fi"" ranked her first on their top of the 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi, stating ""one of the most iconic characters in cinema history"" and ""one of the most critically analysed characters in the history of cinema"". In 2011, ""Total Film"" ranked her the best female character of any film. For her performance in ""Alien"", Weaver was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Leading Newcomer and a Saturn Award for Best Actress. Although her performance had already been acclaimed in"
"on 68 reviews, and an average rating of 9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""While ""Alien"" was a marvel of slow-building, atmospheric tension, ""Aliens"" packs a much more visceral punch, and features a typically strong performance from Sigourney Weaver."" It also holds a score of 84 out of 100 based on 22 critics on Metacritic, indicating ""universal acclaim"". ""Aliens"" was also featured in Empire Magazine's 500 Greatest films of All Time poll at #30 in 2008, in Empire's 301 Greatest Films of All Time poll at #19 in 2014 and in Empire's recent 100 Greatest films of All Time poll"
"by 2002. Scott considered returning to the series he created with his 1979 science fiction horror film ""Alien"", to pursue a sequel that would explore the engineered origins of the series's Alien creatures, and the ""space jockey""—the extraterrestrial being, who briefly appears in ""Alien"", as the deceased pilot of a derelict spaceship. ""Alien"" star Sigourney Weaver also expressed interest in returning to the series. ""Aliens"" director James Cameron discussed the potential for a sequel with Scott, and began working with another writer on a story for the film. It was then that 20th Century Fox approached Cameron with a script"
"she was paid for the first film (and equivalent to $ in present-day terms). Weaver nicknamed her role in the ""Alien"" sequel ""Rambolina"", referring to John Rambo of the ""Rambo"" series, and stated that she approached the role as akin to the titular role in ""Henry V"" or women warriors in Chinese classical literature. Cameron drew inspiration for the ""Aliens"" story from the Vietnam War, a situation in which a technologically superior force was mired in a hostile foreign environment: ""Their training and technology are inappropriate for the specifics, and that can be seen as analogous to the inability of"
"takes place. The keen fan will recognize strands of ""Alien"" DNA, so to speak, but the ideas tackled in this film are unique, large and provocative."" ""Variety"" reported on February 18, 2015 that a new ""Alien"" film would be developed by Neill Blomkamp. On February 25, it was confirmed that Sigourney Weaver would have a role in the film, the intent being to produce a direct sequel to ""Aliens"", ignoring the events of later films, featuring the characters of Hicks and Newt. Blomkamp's sequel was ultimately shelved by Fox in favor of a continuation of Ridley Scott's prequel, ""Prometheus"", titled"
"""Stolen by Tim Allen; Love, Sigourney Weaver,"" which she claims upset him greatly. During the period of filming, the entire cast attended a 20th-anniversary screening of ""Alien"". After filming wrapped, Weaver kept the wig she wore for the role. In theaters, the first 20 minutes of the film were presented in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, before changing to a wider 2.35:1 ratio when the spaceship lands on Thermia to maximise the effect on viewers. David Newman composed the music score. The film originally received an ""R"" rating, according to ""Galaxy Quest"" producer Lindsey Collins and Sigourney Weaver, before being recut."
"crew refused to watch it and remained skeptical of his direction throughout production. Despite this and other off-screen problems (such as clashing with an uncooperative camera man and having to replace one of the lead actors when Michael Biehn of ""Terminator"" took James Remar's place as Corporal Hicks), ""Aliens"" became a box-office success. It received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for Weaver, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and won awards for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. In addition, the film and its lead actress made the cover of ""TIME"" magazine as"
"science fiction, horror and bleak poetry into a seamless whole."" On ""Metacritic"" it holds a score of 83 out of 100 based on 22 reviews, indicating ""universal acclaim"". ""Alien"" won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was also nominated for Best Art Direction (for Michael Seymour, Leslie Dilley, Roger Christian, and Ian Whittaker). It won Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction for Ridley Scott, and Best Supporting Actress for Veronica Cartwright, and was also nominated in the categories of Best Actress for Sigourney Weaver, Best Make-up for Pat Hay, Best Special Effects for Brian"
"Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug ""Nostromo"" who encounter the eponymous Alien, a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial set loose on the ship. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions, and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Giler and Hill revised and"
"simultaneously: ""The Terminator"", ""Aliens"", and the first draft of """". While Cameron continued with ""The Terminator"" and ""Aliens"", Sylvester Stallone eventually took over the script of """", creating a final draft which differed radically from Cameron's initial vision. Cameron next began the sequel to ""Alien"", the 1979 film by Ridley Scott. Cameron named the sequel ""Aliens"" and again cast Sigourney Weaver in the iconic role of Ellen Ripley. According to Cameron, the crew on ""Aliens"" was hostile to him, regarding him as a poor substitute for Ridley Scott. Cameron sought to show them ""The Terminator"" but the majority of the"
"the ""Alien vs. Predator"" crossover imprint, which brought the Alien creatures together with the eponymous characters of the ""Predator"" franchise. A film series followed, with ""Alien vs. Predator"" in 2004, and """" in 2007. Sigourney Weaver has expressed interest in reuniting with Ridley Scott to revive her character for another ""Alien"" film. In the 2003 commentary track for the ""Alien"" DVD included in the ""Alien Quadrilogy"" set, she and Scott both speculated on the possibility, with Weaver stating: ""There is an appetite for a fifth one, which is something I never expected...it's really hard to come up with a fifth"
"years later. In 2009, Weaver starred as Mary Griffith in her first made-for-TV movie, ""Prayers for Bobby"", for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. She also made a rare guest appearance on television playing herself in season 2 episode of the television series ""Eli Stone"" in the fall of 2008. She reunited with ""Aliens"" director James Cameron for his film ""Avatar"" (2009), with Weaver playing a major role as Dr. Grace Augustine, leader of the AVTR (avatar) program on the film's fictional moon Pandora. Weaver has done voice work in"
"the first film, ""Aliens"" gave worldwide recognition to Weaver: she was the second horror actress in history (after Ellen Burstyn for ""The Exorcist"") to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and won the Saturn Award for Best Actress, the first award in her career (except a minor award, the Mystfest Award for Best Actress, won for ""Half Moon Street""). Weaver was also co-producer of the third and fourth films of the franchise. Although they were less successful critically, Weaver's performance"
"four stars and said ""Ridley Scott's 1979 movie is a great original."" Siskel gave the film three stars out of four in his original print review, calling it ""an accomplished piece of scary entertainment"" and praising Sigourney Weaver as ""an actress who should become a major star,"" but listed among the film's disappointments that ""For me, the final shape of the Alien was the least scary of its forms."" The film holds a 97% ""Certified Fresh"" rating on ""Rotten Tomatoes,"" based on 110 reviews and an average rating of 9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""A modern classic, ""Alien"" blends"
"television overtook radio as America's dominant form of home entertainment. After marrying Weaver, Inglis retired from acting altogether. The couple had two children, one of whom, Susan, became actress Sigourney Weaver. A photograph of Inglis was seen in a deleted scene in ""Aliens"" as Weaver's character's elderly grown daughter, Amanda Ripley. Inglis died on August 25, 2007, in Santa Barbara, California, aged 94. Elizabeth Inglis Elizabeth Inglis (born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins, 10 July 1913 – 25 August 2007), also known as Elizabeth Earl, was an English actress, known for her role in ""The Letter"". Inglis was born Desiree Mary"
"of the building being destroyed in 1307, its tower's collapse in the 16th century, and general disrepair that occurred as the result of time and weather. Notably, during a restoration project that took place in the 1990s, a stonemason from Edinburgh hired to replace twelve crumbling stone gargoyles erected one bearing a strong resemblance to the space creature from the 1979 science fiction film ""Alien"", starring Sigourney Weaver. A picture of the gargoyle went viral in 2013, though a photograph of the statue first surfaced on the internet in 1997. In 2002, it was confirmed the abbey would be subject"
"of heart and she apologizes for all the hassle she caused Wesley. The film ends as Ms. Xenobia and Drax head home to their planet, while Wesley continues his new career with the Sex Mutants and his relationship with Leeane. Dr. Alien Dr. Alien is a 1989 sci-fi comedy film starring Judy Landers, Billy Jacoby, and Olivia Barash. Directed by David DeCoteau, the film was also released under the titles I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac and I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant. The alternative titles explain the movie's plot. The film's plot centers on an unpopular honors student named"
"designs and modifications of the Alien creatures on the film's script, which included the creatures having pointed tails for swimming, making their head domes and chins more pointed, and establishing them to appear more vicious using techniques of camera angles and shot duration. After receiving the director's approval, ADI began to create small sculptures, sketches, paintings, and life-size models. Jeunet asked ADI to lean towards making the human/Alien hybrid creature more human than Alien. An early concept was to replicate Sigourney Weaver's features, although the crew felt this design would be too similar to the design of the creature Sil"
"and then have each chapter ""come to life starting with a splash panel"". However, Hill was working on a low budget and a tight post-production schedule because of a fixed release date as the studio wanted to release ""The Warriors"" before a rival gang picture called ""The Wanderers"". Hill was finally able to include this type of scene transition in the Ultimate Director's Cut released for home video in 2005. The filmmakers did extensive casting in New York City. Hill had screened an independent film called ""Madman"" for Sigourney Weaver to cast her in ""Alien"" and it also featured Michael"
"Dr. Alien Dr. Alien is a 1989 sci-fi comedy film starring Judy Landers, Billy Jacoby, and Olivia Barash. Directed by David DeCoteau, the film was also released under the titles I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac and I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant. The alternative titles explain the movie's plot. The film's plot centers on an unpopular honors student named Wesley Littlejohn (Billy Jacoby), who becomes involved in an experiment headed by his new, sexy biology teacher, Ms. Xenobia (Judy Landers). As part of the experiment, Wesley becomes a chick magnet whenever a phallic stalk emerges from his head. However,"
"was next door, and declined to take part; and, Michael Jackson, whose bodyguards visited but apparently didn't finish the tour. Sigourney Weaver, when asked to comment on her experience, said ""Although I have been through the movies, I was screaming as much as everyone else."" The organisers, who had a contract for the first attraction with 20th Century Fox, the copyright holders to the Alien franchise, decided to go beyond this limitation and develop their own storyline, thus freeing themselves of the contractual constraints imposed by Fox. The 2008 storyline is centred on an alien vessel being discovered in the"
"heels. She also appeared as the vampire Diamondback in ""Near Dark"" (1987), Officer Meagan Shapiro in ""Lethal Weapon 2"" (1989), Janelle Voight in """" (1991), the science officer in ""Star Trek Generations"" (1994), and an Irish immigrant mother in ""Titanic"" (1997). Goldstein is now the proprietor of the store Jenette Bras, a large-cup bra specialist known for its slogan ""The alphabet starts at 'D'. Jenette Goldstein Jenette Elise Goldstein (born February 4, 1960) is an American actress, best known for her Saturn Award–winning role as Private Vasquez in the 1986 science fiction action film ""Aliens"". Goldstein was born in Los"
"February 2015 interview with ""Collider"", he stated that he planned the ""Alien"" sequel with Sigourney Weaver in the lead role as Ellen Ripley. On 18 February 2015, Blomkamp himself confirmed that the ""Alien"" film will be his next project. In March 2015, he confirmed that he planned more than one sequel to the ""Alien"" franchise. The project was shelved in October 2015, pending the outcome of Ridley Scott's second prequel installment, """". In January 2017, a fan on Twitter asked Blomkamp about the outlook of the film going into production, he responded by saying they were ""slim"". On 1 May"
"in the film) declared his biggest challenge was creating the forklift power loader exoskeletons, which required only three months of work and had Cameron complaining about visual details during construction. The model could not stand on its own, requiring either wires dangling from the shoulders or a pole through the back attached to a crane. While Sigourney Weaver was inside the power loader model, a stunt man standing behind it would move the arms and legs. The alien suits were made more flexible and durable than the ones used in ""Alien"" to expand on the creatures' movements and allow them"